World through the aperture

An Indian Air Force C-30J dispenses flares during an air exercise named 'Vayu Shakti-2019', or air power, at Pokhran, in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, February 16, 2019. (Photo by AP)

A selection of photos shot recently from around the world:

Participants dressed as smurfs pose during an attempt to hold the world's largest meeting of smurfs in a bid to outdo the previous record of 2,510 mostly student participants in Wales in 2009 in Lauchringen, Germany February 16, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Masked people stand on a gondola as part of the Carnival in Venice, Italy, February 16, 2019. (Photo by AP)A fan waits for the cyclists during the second stage of the Tour Colombia 2.1, in La Ceja Antioquia department, Colombia on February 13, 2019. (Photo by AFP)Bob Jungels, from Luxembourg and Deceuninck Quick Step team, celebrates after winning the fourth stage of the Tour Colombia 2.1 and becoming general leader, in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia, on February 15, 2019. (Photo by AFP)A demonstrator wears a sticker on his hat reading "No war in my name!" and holds a gun decorated with flowers as he takes part in a demonstration against the 55th Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 16, 2019. (Photo by AFP)T-shirts mourning teen victims of gun violence decorate a fence in front of Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School on February 14, 2019, in Bethesda, Maryland. (Photo by AFP)Protesters hold a banner reading "No new medium-range missiles in Europe" during a demonstration against the 55th Munich Security Conference in Munich, southern Germany, on February 16, 2019. (Photo by AFP)Pro-independence demonstrators march waving esteladas or independence flags, during a demonstration supporting the imprisoned pro-independence political leaders in Barcelona, Spain, February 16, 2019. (Photo by AP)Tibetan monks attend a ceremony at the Labrang Monastery ahead of "Sunbathing Buddha Festival", in Xiahe county, Gansu Province, China, February 16, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)Migrants from Honduras walk in the river as they try to cross the Rio Bravo towards the United States, as seen from Piedras Negras, Mexico, February 16, 2019. (Photo by Reuters)